1'With a full-house atmosphere, and we're off: the team come out with intent, the opponent sit deep and organised, and the story begins to unfold.
6'Tempers flaring a little: a heavy foul and several players come over to argue.
7'Scuffed shot from León Sotelo; not pretty, but it still caused problems. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
8'The away side manage the ball with no messing about, shifting the home side from side to side.
10'Emanuel Bevilacqua goes in hard in behind the centre-back and the referee gives the foul.
10'🟨 Yellow card for Emanuel Bevilacqua; the referee draws the line.
11'Coordinated pressing: one closes down, another blocks the lane and the third wins it. The managers are already taking notes.
15'🎯 León Sotelo runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
15'...hits it with his left foot...
15'Effort from a teammate in behind the centre-back; it whistled past and left everyone with the shout stuck in their throats.
16'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
18'A teammate darts in behind and the defence is left trailing in the slipstream. The story is only just beginning.
20'It's getting scrappy in midfield, with heavy challenges and few concessions.
21'The home side manage the ball with all the know-how, shifting the away side from side to side. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
27'The away side manage the ball without giving it away, shifting the home side from side to side.
32'The away side launch a textbook counter-attack, the kind the gaffer drills all week long. Two passes, open space and a dagger to the heart.
33'The team are growing into it on the ball and starting to tilt the pitch. The next one could be decisive.
34'The away side manage the ball street-football style, shifting the home side from side to side. The fans have already drawn their conclusions.
37'Coco Tannenbaum takes charge of midfield and brings a bit of order to the chaos.
38'It's end to end now; great for the neutral, heart-attack stuff for the managers.
40'🎯 Tiziano Iturriaga carries the ball forward...
40'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
40'Tiziano Iturriaga fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. The bench are living it like a final of their own.
44'The away side move it about sensibly, with Emiliano Valsecchi as the side's compass.
45'The away side have the ball, but the home side close the spaces as best they can. Tactical awareness is counting for more and more.
46'As the heart rates come down, half-time: the manager will need to press a few buttons to change the course of this one.
48'Pass between the lines from Coco Tannenbaum; there was a tiny gap and the vision was there to spot it.
49'Tactical foul from Mirko Visini; textbook stuff, although the referee is already keeping an eye on that one. This one could go either way.
50'The defender commits a foul just as a teammate was starting to break clear. The result will give everyone plenty to chew on.
50'🟨 Yellow card for the defender; now it's a case of playing with a calculator.
55'Carlos Aguirre arrives late and brings down a the opponent player; foul, no real argument.
56'⚡ Mirko Visini wins it in his own half and breaks at speed...
56'...the counter is lethal, Mirko Visini runs the length of the pitch...
56'...slips in Nico Strozzi, who has arrived through the middle...
56'...Nico Strozzi finishes first time...
56'⚽ ⚽ GOAL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GOOOAL! Nico Strozzi pokes it into the net. 0-1.
59'The away side manage the ball with a bit of cheek, shifting the home side from side to side.
62'⚡ Octavio Aretini surges down the wing dangerously...
62'...Octavio Aretini reaches the byline and shapes to cross...
62'...whips the cross into the box...
62'...Nico Strozzi beats the defender in the air...
62'⚽ ⚽ GOOOOOAL! GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Nico Strozzi wheels away in celebration, tight to the right-hand post. 0-2.
66'The keeper and the opposing defender get their wires crossed; that nearly became a collector's-item blooper.
67'The ball moves safely between the the home side shirts; what's missing is a bit of pace in the final third.
69'🎯 Benjamín Padilla carries the ball forward...
69'...shapes to shoot from outside the box...
69'Benjamín Padilla fires it across goal; the ball goes out kissing the post. The crowd get it straight away.
70'Possession belongs to the away side, although for now there's no real bite around the box.
71'Christian Maldonado plays it back and starts again; sometimes going backwards is attacking too.
72'🎯 Nico Strozzi runs at goal and shapes to shoot...
72'...hits it with his left foot...
72'Nico Strozzi sets it and lets fly; there was room and no hesitation at all. There's a lot riding on this.
74'The home side stretch the pitch and make the away side chase shadows. The story is only just beginning.
77'⚡ Facundo Aramburu picks up the ball a long way from goal...
77'...nobody closes him down...
77'...shapes to shoot...
77'...and unleashes a THUNDERBOLT...
77'⚽ ⚽ WHAT A GOAAAL! Facundo Aramburu smashes it home. 1-2.
81'The home side manage the ball right on the edge, shifting the away side from side to side.
84'The home side put the game to sleep in the danger zone, trying to tempt the away side out of their shell.
85'A teammate chases down the keeper, the crowd get right behind it and the home side are rushed.
86'The away side manage the ball straight out of the textbook, shifting the home side from side to side.
87'Interception by the home side down the right; good pressure and even better reading of the game.
88'The ball is doing the rounds: the home side are in no rush, letting the attack simmer slowly.
89'The home side move it about sensibly, with Carlos Aguirre as the side's compass.
90'The end of a story of nerves, fine details and plenty of physical football. You can feel the tension in every yard.
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